will my computer burn quality dvds?

Discussion in 'DVDR' started by dbundle, Aug 8, 2005.

  1. dbundle

    dbundle Guest

    I recently (last month) purchased an emachines computer for somewhere in the vicinity of $320 after rebates. It has a dvd rom drive. Before i buy a dvd burner i would like to know if you experienced users think my system will have what it takes to make copies. can you giove me a rough estimate of the system requirements etc.?
     
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  2. Mort81

    Mort81 Senior member

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    Tell us what your pc has and we'll tell you whats good, bad, or ok.

    CPU speed.
    Amount of RAM
    HDD size
     
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  3. cougar_ii

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    Hi there,

    Burning DVDs in not an issue.
    Even a older PC with 256 Mb or ram can burn DVDs.

    I strongly suggest burning at 2x but it's totaly possible.

    Where it get's problematic, it's when you want to RIP/Encode/Shrink/Compress video files.

    Then it's possible but it will take extra long if your CPU is slow, and do not have lot's of memory !

    So what you need with a slower PC is patience :)
     
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  4. davidyang

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    I have an Emachines T2085, it has AMD Athlon 2000+ processor, 80 gig HDD, and 256 MB of RAM, it came with a DVD Rom drive and a CD burner, what i did was get rid of the CD burner, get a better power supply because my old one didn't have enough wattage, and i bought a LG Super Multi DVD Drive GSA-4163B. and yes it takes quite a bit of time to use shrink (a little over 2 hours to encode and burn Assault On Precint 13), but the qualtiy of the back-ups are pretty good. if u want good quality back-ups, make sure u use good media, if u want faster, then u must get a faster processor, other wise, u must be patient
     
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  5. tsquare43

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    Don't mean to hijack this thread, but my Chief Financial Officer at home has been hinting that I might soon be able to replace my current 5-year old system. I have a 1.5mghz, 512mb ram and 80gb hdd. I know some of you guys/gals have "killer" machines and I'm not really looking to go that route (I'm not a gamer). Which is more important: a faster processor or more ram? I obviously hope to increase both significantly. Thanks.

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  6. creaky

    creaky Moderator Staff Member

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    lol, just tell her indoors (i mean CFO!) that you need both
     
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    i have a emachine that i bought refurbished for $329 from tigerdirect.com about two years ago. Let me tell you, the little computer has done everything, it has not failed me in anyway. i installed a madDog burner that has worked like a charm. probably the best $329 i've ever spent.
    emachine 2.5 g/celeron/256mb/40g.
     
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